Dr. Victoria Wright

I have been a Teaching Fellow in the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences since 2022. Prior to this, I worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant within the department from 2019. I also completed my PhD and MComp at the University of Leicester. My current research focuses on unexpected combinations of senses in Mixed Reality scenarios (e.g. in Virtual Reality environments).

My research focuses on multimodality and, more specifically, unexpected combinations of senses in Mixed Reality technologies (the synaesthetic-oriented design approach). Previous user studies have included participants interacting with virtual worlds on a computer, through AR, and within VR with data analysed using statistical, thematic, and sentiment analysis. These projects have also involved 3D modelling and use of the game engine Unity.

• Wright, V., 2025. A Synaesthetic-Oriented Approach to Virtual Environments (Doctoral dissertation, University of Leicester).
• Wright, V. and Kefalidou, G., 2023, August. Personalising the unexpected: Preliminary suggestions for synaesthetic-oriented design. In 36th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference (pp. 155-168). BCS Learning & Development.
• Wright, V. and Kefalidou, G., 2021. Can you hear the colour? Designing virtual worlds for synaesthetic and multimodal experiences. Interacting with Computers, 33(4), pp.458-479.
• Wright, V. and Kefalidou, G., 2021, July.Can you hear the Colour? Towards a Synaesthetic and Multimodal Design Approach in Virtual Worlds. In 34th British HCI Conference 34 (pp. 48-59).
  • The above conference paper “was one of the top rated papers by the reviewers” and was invited to be expanded into a journal paper

I have supervised both undergraduate and MSc projects. Projects often focus on using the game engine Unity.

I am a module (co-)convenor for CO2103 Software Architecture and System Development (semester 1, 22/23 to present) and CO2104 User Interface Design and Evaluation (semester 2, 23/24 to present). I co-convened CO4225/CO7225 Data-Driven Intelligent Service Design in semester 2, 24/25. I also assisted on CO1107 Algorithms, Data Structures and Advanced Programming and CO4210/CO7210 Personal and Group Skills.

As a Graduate Teaching Assistant, I helped on the following modules: CO1103 Mathematics Fundamentals, CO1104 Computer Architecture, CO1108 Foundations of Computation, CO2101 Operating Systems, Networks and Distributed Systems, CO2103 Software Architecture and System Development, CO2104 User Interface Design and Evaluation, CO2201 Software Engineering Project, and CO7225 Service Design.

The journal paper “Can you hear the colour? Designing virtual worlds for synaesthetic and multimodal experiences” was featured in ITNOW magazine.

Hamilton, J., 2022. Can You Hear the Colour?. ITNOW, 64(3), pp.66-66.

Member of Athena SWAN

Associate Fellow of the HEA

Best Talk at the PG Research Day – 2021 (shared prize)

May Computer Prize – 2019

Best Project Prize – 2019

College of Science and Engineering Prize – 2017